IRAQ: Photos Out Of Iraq For September
Night Ops
A U.S. Army Soldier provides security during a night mission in Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy.
A Time to Laugh
A Marine attached to Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 6 laughs with some Iraqi children outside of their house, during Operation Alljah. The Marines of RCT 6, Iraqi Soldiers, and Iraqi police are working together during Operation Alljah to provide better security and safer neighborhoods for the citizens of Fallujah. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi-National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop Iraqi security forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market-based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Navy photo by Cpl. Samuel Corum)
Pass and Review
Iraqi Police perform a “pass and reviewâ€‌ during their graduation ceremony on Camp India, Nasir Wasalim, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards)
In Front of the Camera
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Doti, of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, lets an Iraqi child take his picture in the Shirta district of Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2007. Doti is documenting Soldiers with the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion as they gather information from local Iraqis to improve the local economy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David R. Quillen)
For the Children
A small bag of bouncy balls in the hands of an Iraqi army soldier from Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, catches the attention of a group of young boys in the Hamam Al Lil village in Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 24. The Iraqi army soldiers distributed donations of clothes, shoes and toys to the children of the community during the celebration of Ramadan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Davis)
Waiting for Aid
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, delivers food to Diyala village. A local resident controls a line of women in Bob ab-Durib, a village near Baqubah, who wait to receive food handouts from Iraqi Army Soldiers. The U.S. Army’s C. Co., 1-12th Combined Armed Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, hauled more than 10,000 kilograms of rice, flour, cooking oil and bottled water to the village and Iraqi Soldiers handed the provisions to more than 300 residents. Photo by Sgt. Patrick Lair, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Shadow Hunt
An Iraqi Soldier searches a house during combat operations near Baqubah. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Kickin’ it Up
U.S. Army Soldiers from Crusader Company, 1-15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, enjoy some friendly competition during a pick up soccer game on Combat Outpost Cleary. Photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Graduation Day
Iraqi Police dance in celebration after their graduation ceremony from the month long training in Camp India, Nasir Wasalam. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sharhonda R. McCoy.
October 4th, 2007 at 10:58 am
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